What Are Reefer Vans Used For?
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What's a Reefer Truck ? "Reefer" is slang for refrigerated. The truck is your standard semi-cab. However, the reefer really is just the trailer. A "reefer truck," then, is a semi pulling a refrigerated trailer, designed to haul perishable goods. These trailers differ from cooling vans, which are just insulated and vented. What makes a reefer trailer different? Reefers include an active cooling system. Thus, you can transport frozen as well as refrigerated freight. A reefer could also be temperature adjusted to haul heated goods as well. However, this is much less common. You can find reefers using a couple of different cooling methods. You may see both diesel-powered generators and cryogenic cooling systems. Let's take a closer look at exactly how trailer cooling works. How Reefer Units Work Reefer units operate on a closed system . Removing heat and maintaining a steady temperature is what a refrigerated trailer system is all about. They operate b